industrial distribution

Private equity and investment banking experts share observations on what a distribution company owner can expect when preparing to sell a stake in the company, and how to prepare the business to attract potential buyers’ attention and maximize the price it can command.

The cloud isn’t just for consumers anymore. Businesses have increasingly seen the benefits that can be gained by moving to the cloud for myriad applications, including their ERP. While many distributors have made the move and experienced the efficiencies that can be realized with cloud-based ERP, others are weighing the pros and cons of this shift in strategy.
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The largest percentage of those surveyed purchase for general manufacturing (27%), followed by commercial construction (12%), contractor/service provider (12%) and residential construction (10%). A smaller percentage of participants purchase for the automotive, aerospace, machine shop, energy and hospitality industries, among others.

Globally, the demand for power is increasing, driven by a growing population, mass urbanisation, and rapid industrialisation of nations like China and India. The consequence for those in the business of power generation, transmission and distribution is a need to achieve greater productivity and reliability, in a challenging climate of stricter environmental targets, severe penalties for supply interruptions, tighter budgets and tougher operating conditions.

Manufacturers who want to link machines, sensors, processes, and people together face a daunting challenge. Here are three things that can help you improve supply chain visibility, mitigate risk and grow into new markets.

The digital buying experience has made its way to the B2B marketplace. Industrial buyers expect the same level of convenience available to them as consumers. In fact, the 2017 UPS Industrial Buying Dynamics survey of 1,500 industrial products buyers indicates that distributors will need to embrace the “consumerization” of B2B industrial buying behavior to remain competitive.